Last week was great for Grand Capital traders. The most successful trade resulted in a profit of $25.088. Read our traditional weekly recap and learn more about this and other trading results of the last week.

The most active client

Placed 1580 trades, including 899 profitable ones and 681 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved GBP/USD, GBP/AUD and EUR/USD.

Maximum deposit growth

For one week on a single trading account was $43,351.99.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of +$25,088. The trade was opened on the 22nd of March at 6:27 PM and closed on the 7th of May at 4:30 PM.

OATS — Oats futures. The size of the futures contract for oats is 5000 bushels. Since bushel is historically a unit of volume, the weight equivalent is different for each type of grain crops (for oats it’s 86 metric tons);

# FACEBOOK — the world's largest online social network and the eponymous company that owns it. Facebook is one of the five most visited websites in the world. As of June 2017, the monthly audience of the network is 2 billion users. The company also owns a number of other popular services, such as Instagram and WhatsApp;

# KO (The Coca-Cola Company) — an American food company, the world's largest producer and supplier of non-alcoholic beverages. The company’s most famous product is Coca-Cola drink. Included in Fortune 500 list for 2015 (62nd place). Market capitalization: $200.11 billion (2018);

# PFE (Pfizer) — an American pharmaceutical corporation, one of the world’s largest companies in the industry. The company is the producer of the blockbuster drug Lipitor, used to lower blood cholesterol. Pfizer shares were included in Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2004.

On May 18th, 2018, a new Grand Capital office opened in Klerksdorp, South Africa. The opening was attended by our Head of Analytics Sergey Kozlovsky and our business development manager Goutam Das. This important for the company event was also visited by the partners of Grand Capital from the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Over 17 thousand clients trade with Grand Capital in South Africa, and many of those are working with us within our partnership program. Our company holds educational seminars in Southern Africa (RSA, Swaziland, Lesotho) on a regular basis.

In March 2018, Grand Capital launched a special option for our clients in South Africa: deposit and withdrawal in the national currency via FNB (First National Bank in South Africa) Read more here.

“A new office in South Africa is an eloquent proof of Grand Capital’s successful international expansion that wouldn’t be possible without our impressive team of partners and their managers. You are always welcome in our new office to learn about investment and financial markets trading, while our experienced analysts will be glad to provide educational services” said Goutam Das, our business development manager.

Placed 1089 trades, including 677 profitable ones and 412 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD, USD/CAD and GBP/USD.

Maximum deposit growth

For one week on a single trading account was $33,793.87.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of $10,320. The trade lasted for almost half a year. It was opened on the 22nd of December 2017 at 8:30 AM and closed on the 15th of May 2018 at 3:38 PM.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders last week:

# SILVER — silver futures contract. The contract volume is 5000 troy ounces (around 155.5 kg). Minimum price step is $0.005 per ounce or $25 per contract. The price on silver strongly depends on the state of the world's economy and the economies of consumer countries, which makes silver futures a very volatile instrument;

@CHF — Swiss franc to the United States dollar rate futures. The size of the contract is 125,000 francs. Minimum price fluctuation is $0.0001 per 1 franc or $12.5 per contract;

# PG (Procter & Gamble Co) — an American multinational company, one of the world’s leading producers of consumer products. The company is listed 22nd in Fortune 500 and it’s one of the leaders in the US by profit volume and market capitalization;

AEX — AEX index futures. It’s one of the Netherlands’ most important stock indices and encompasses 25 of the country’s major companies

# AA (Alcoa) — an American metallurgical company, the third largest aluminum producer in the world, after Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. In addition to the production of primary aluminum, the company is one of the world's leading producers of aluminum oxide and other products of aluminum and its alloys.

Among clients who trade with Grand Capital, there are many Spanish speaking traders. In order to facilitate their access to the information on our services, we have launched a Spanish language version of our website. All the important information concerning our services will be published there: account types info, a list of available trading instruments, our latest news and much more.

FTSE — a futures contract for the British index FTSE 100. The contract size is calculated according to the formula: £10 multiplied by the current index quote. One tick costs £5. FTSE 100 is a leading index of a British Stock Exchange. It is considered one of the most influential stock exchange indicators in Europe;

KC — coffee futures contract. The contract size is 37,500 pounds (around 17 tons). One tick is 0.05 and costs $18.75. Coffee market has a higher liquidity than many other commodity markets because of the high demand for coffee;

# AEROFLOT — the largest airline in Russia and one of the world's oldest airlines. It was founded in 1923 and at the time was fully state-owned. After the Soviet Union collapsed, the company became semi-privatized, with 51% of the shares still owned by the government;

# EBAY — an American online auction and shopping company. The corporation owns the eponymous website eBay.com and its localized versions in several countries.

The last week of May proved quite successful for traders. The most profitable trade lasted only 38 minutes, while the maximum deposit growth amounted to the record-breaking $117,081.62. Read our weekly recap to learn more about these and other trading results.

Resulted in a profit of $8,400. The trade lasted only 38 minutes. It was opened on the 28th of May at 10:51 AM and closed at 11:28 AM on the same day.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders last week:

ROUGH RICE — rough rice futures contract. Rice is one of the most cost-demanding grain crops. It is produced all over the world and is second by the production volume among the top three grains, standing between wheat and corn. Minimum price step is 0.5 cent and costs $10;

LUMBER — lumber futures contract. The initial margin requirement for one contract is about $1,000. The contract size is standardized and equals 110,000 board-feet. One tick is 0.1 and costs $11.00;

FDAX — DAX index futures, traded on EUREX electronic exchange. DAX is Germany’s most important stock index. It is a weighted average by capitalization of the share price values of Germany’s largest joint-stock companies. The tick value is 0,5 points and costs €12,50;

# VZ (Verizon Communications) — an American telecommunications company. In 2016 it was the largest telecom company in the US by market capitalization and the second largest in the world (after China Mobile);

# MECHEL («Мечел») — a Russian mining and metals company. It comprises producers of coal, iron ore in concentrate, steel, and rolled steel products. The company’s facilities operate in 11 regions of Russia, as well as in Lithuania and Ukraine.

An international financial exhibition iFX Expo Cyprus 2018 took place from May 22nd to 24th in Limassol, Cyprus. Among its participants was Grand Capital CEO Stanislav Vaneev.

Stanislav Vaneev, Grand Capital CEO:

“Traditionally, iFX Expo has always been attracting the leading financial companies. Just like a year ago, we participated in the expo together with our long-time partner, a brokerage software provider UpTrader. It’s extremely important for a broker to have a solid tech framework. For 11 years UpTrader has been developing trading software for our clients. Their team is always up to date with the industry’s most recent trends and offers only modern and relevant technology. At iFX Expo 2018 our partners presented their traditional products for brokers and their brand new lineup for ICO: investor’s private office and cryptocurrency exchange White Label.”

iFX Expo is an annual event that attracts b2b financial companies. It is considered to be the world’s largest exhibition in the industry. In 2018 it was attended by 170 companies.

“Don’t be afraid of losses, they must be a part of your trading plan” — interview with Drag Trade contest winner

The winner of the 421st round of Drag Trade, Denis Nemchinov is a trader with 14 years of experience. He told us how he had learned trading and why the emotions gave way to calculations.

Trading experience: 14 years

Preferred instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, AUD/USD

Trading strategies: intraday scalping

Tell us about yourself: your work, hobbies?

I’m 35 and I’m a business owner. I love miniature sculpting and sports.

How did you become a trader? For how long have you been trading?

I’d always been interested in Forex trading, and I started getting into it myself in 2004. I didn’t learn trading properly, I simply read professional books and visited online forums. Now many brokers offer educational courses and webinars where you can get all the necessary knowledge. For those who are already familiar with the basics, the most effective way of learning is the trading itself, immersion into the market.

Has your attitude towards trading changed over the time?

At first, I viewed trading as a game and approached it with thrill and excitement. Now it’s all figures and charts to me, rational calculation and understanding that knowledge and hard work are behind all this.

What are your goals and what trading achievements are you planning to make?

I don’t set any specific goals for myself. For me, trading is a mental workout with profit as a pleasant bonus.

Tell us about your most successful, most unsuccessful or just memorable trade.

My most memorable trade was also my first one. I’ll never forget my feelings when I blew $1000 on my account. After that, I started actively reading professional books and learn the basics of trading.

How do you handle anxiety while trading? What helps you control your emotions?

I try to think through all the minute details of a trade, where to open a position, where to close, what are some of the possible negative scenarios in my situation. That’s why when a position is open and the levels are set, the trade is set in motion and doesn’t require my attention. I minimize the trading terminal and go about other things and check the result some time later.

What’s important for you when choosing a broker? Why Grand Capital?

It’s important for a broker to have a decent reputation on the market, convenient trading conditions and good relationship with clients. Grand Capital checks all these boxes. I started trading with this company on the advice of my friends. I liked the favorable conditions and the wide range of services.

What do you like about Grand Capital contests?

I like that the contests are very different, held quite often and don’t last very long, without dragging on for months. And, of course, good prizes that provide the incentive for further trading with Grand Capital.

Tell us about this round, what strategy did you use, what helped you win?

To be fair, the victory was a big and pleasant surprise for me. My strategy was aggressive scalping with large volumes and high risks.

What’s your word of advice for novice traders?

It might sound corny, but you have to learn. Not only the technical aspects and basic concepts but the understanding of the market. Don’t be afraid if losses, they must become a part of your trading plan. Try to get rid of fear and excessive excitement. Emotions create the wrong approach to trading.

From June 14th to July 15th, 2018, Grand Capital holds a World Cup-themed promotion “Gather Your Team”. We invite traders who are partial to football to set up their own teams and lead them to victory.

Earn points based on the players’ performance and win Grand Capital cup and other prizes from our company.

A team earns points for each action of the players based on their performance in real games. Learn how the points are awarded here.

Results of all teams will be available on the leaderboard within 24 hours after each game.

Spend points to claim prizes

Any participant may exchange points for prizes following the end of the Cup by sending a request to pr@grandcapital.net from July 15th to 31st, 2018. In order to claim prizes, you must have a real account with at least $100 of deposit in total.

Interview with contest winners: “I believe that understanding of the market comes with time”

In today’s interview round-up meet the new winners of Drag Trade and [url="https://grandcapital.net/contests/rally_trade"]Rally Trade[/url] contests and read the inspiring story of Rustam Pak from Indonesia. He started trading at 58 and now has been trading only for a bit over a year. He himself thinks he was introduced to trading quite late, but it doesn’t stand in the way of his success, for instance, in Grand Capital contests.

Rustam Pak, Indonesia, the winner of the 423rd round of Drag Trade, received real 200$

Trading experience: 1 year

Preferred trading strategy: High-Low

I’m 59 and I’m a business owner. I was introduced to Forex trading by my nephew. He taught me to open positions in MT4 trading platform and gradually I got interested in trading. As a businessman, I’m interested in trades with fast return and I view Forex as a source of income to fuel my business. Forex trading is often associated with anxiety. My way of dealing with it involves the idea that even the price isn’t moving in the direction I anticipated, it will sooner or later return to the starting point. Grand Capital was recommended to me by friends. I followed their advice and wasn’t disappointed. I participate in Grand Capital contests because they provide an opportunity to earn money and practice trading skills at the same time. Also, a contest is a great chance to prove that you’re better and faster than anybody. I’m new to trading and my advice to the newcomers like myself is to never stop learning. I believe that with time the understanding of the market what direction it’s moving in will come.

Sergey Kanalyin, Russia, the winner of the 221st round of Rally Trade, received a no-deposit bonus of $500

Trading experience: 9 years

Preferred trading instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, GOLD

I’m 44 and I’ve been trading for 9 years now. It’s my primary source of income. I became a trader by chance, I heard somewhere about Forex and started reading up on the subject. First I started trading on demo accounts, then on Micro accounts. A lot happened during these 9 years, there were losses as well as trades that brought decent income. I consider my greatest accomplishment in trading to be the time when I earned $3500 from a $500 deposit in 2 months. The most attractive thing about trading for me is independence. I mostly trade such currency pairs as EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, and also gold. I can recommend to novice traders to be more patient, don’t open orders right after starting up the platform, wait for the correct pattern. It’s easy to open a wrong order, while it’s much more difficult to exit such a trade without losing anything. I was introduced to Grand Capital 7 years ago. During this period the company proved to be a reliable broker. I’ve been taking part in Rally Trade contest for 5 years, but not very often. All these years I had hope to take the 1st place and finally, I did it. I wish more profitable trades for everyone!

Nadezhda Savochkina, Uzbekistan, the winner of the 442nd round of Drag Trade, received real $200

Trading experience: 6 years

Preferred trading instruments: major currency pairs

I’m 43 and my work is in the service sector. I enjoy poetry. I’ve been trading currency for 6 years already. During this period I began to understand the behavior of the market and learned to recognize trends. The goal of my trading is a small, yet constant income. I participate in contests and I think that they are a great opportunity to obtain practical trading skills. When trading I try not to worry and remain calm even if something drastic happens, since any kind of excitement leads to bad decisions. When choosing a broker I pay attention to how long they’ve been on the market, their position in ratings and the reviews of traders. I like working with grand Capital since this company is great in all these respects. My advice for beginners is not to despair and keep trading despite the losses. In time you’ll have more experience in time and make up for all you’ve lost. Good luck and more profit!

Last trading week was marked by the sum brought by the most profitable trade. A Grand Capital client managed to earn $68,720 in less than two months. Read about this and other trading results in our weekly recap.

# JNJ (Johnson & Johnson) is an American holding company that includes more than 250 subsidiaries around the world that manufacture pharmaceuticals, sanitation products, and medical equipment. Its stock is a component of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index;

# XOM (Exxon Mobil Corporation) — an American company, the largest private oil company in the world. It’s one of the largest corporations in the world in terms of market capitalization ($366.98 billion as of 2017) 99.85% of its shares are publicly traded. The stocks of Exxon are a component of Dow Jones Industrial Average.

# URALKALIY — a Russian company, the world’s largest producer of potassium. Uralkali produces approximately 20% of the world’s potash fertilizers, 80% of its output is exported. The main buyers are China, India, Russia, Southeast Asian countries, USA and Brazil;

# GZPROMNEFT — a Russian oil company. Its operations include prospecting, development, extraction and sales of gas and oil, as well as production and sales of oil products. PAO Gazprom holds 95.68% of the company’s shares, the rest 4.32 % are freely traded. Gazprom Neft was the first company to start extraction of oil in the Russian Arctic shelf.

The second week of the World Cup 2018 is coming to an end and some teams will soon leave the competition. For the participants of "Gather your World Cup team" promotion to continue getting points, we have added new players you can choose to join your team.

Starting from today and until 23:00 (GMT +3), June 28th all participants can add 4 more players to their teams.

Last Saturday, on the 23rd of June, Grand Capital welcomed visitors at a seminar at Idi Hotel in Ujeolen, Nigeria. The event was attended by experienced traders and newcomers to the financial markets who came to learn the basics of Forex trading, receive useful advice on trade management and LAMM investment service.

The seminar was headed by Obhimon Osemudiamen, a regional representative of Grand Capital and our partner Princewill Nelson, the Fund Manager of Turbopair. Both speakers are renown traders and investors with over 10 years of experience. They prepared a special program for the visitors so that everyone could improve their financial proficiency regardless of their current level of trading skills.

Advantages of LAMM copy-trading service and various bonus offered by Grand Capital.

In future, Grand Capital, together with our local partners, plans to conduct more seminars and educational events in various cities and states of Nigeria, expanding our presence on the international market and furthering the financial literacy of the local population.

A month ago we started our World Cup-themed promotion “Gather Your Team”. Now it’s time to announce the winners. Here are the top 3 teams:

1st place — BINARY

2nd place — PUPSIKI

3rd place — NATO

We congratulate our winners! They won thanks to their ability to correctly predict results of the games and now they will receive branded hoodies, T-shirts and mugs, as well as champion cups from Grand Capital.

We remind you that all participants will be able to exchange their points for prizes from Grand Capital. If your team has earned at least 20 points, you can get one of the prizes. Learn more in the rules of the contest.

Starting from July 17th, 2018, our regular trading contests Rally Trade, Future Trade, Drag Trade and Micro Trade are on summer break and will not be held for some time. The start of the contests will be announced separately.

Meanwhile you can join our Prediction contest on Facebook. Get $50 to your trading account for a correct prediction.

Before our trading contests went on summer break, we spoke with our winners of the 427th and 428th rounds of Drag Trade and asked them to share their recipes for success in Forex.

Vadim Artemchenko, the winner of 427th round of Drag Trade, received real $200

Trading experience: 1 year

Preferred trading instruments: those with positive swap and long one-direction movements

I’m 21, I go to a technical university and one of my hobbies is Forex trading. I’ve not been doing it for too long, so I’m still learning. I don’t rule out the possibility of changing my mind about trading, but right now my goal is to start getting regular income and make it my main source of income. My most memorable trade was “sell in may and go away” with EUR/USD this year. I prefer medium-term trading because it’s easier to handle my anxiety this way. I pay attention to reputation and reliability when choosing a broker. Judging by the reviews, Grand Capital does well according to these criteria. I like taking part in contests because they give an opportunity to compare your skills to that of the other traders and start trading on a real account without the initial deposit if you win. Drag Trade lasts only an hour and a lot depends on the choice of instrument, so the most difficult part was to find a currency pair ready to take off right then and there.

Igor Puchkov, the winner of 428th round of Drag Trade, received real $200

Trading experience: 7 years

Preferred trading instruments: NZD/USD, EUR/USD

Preferred trading strategies: day trading

I’m 51, I work in purchasing and also I’m into fishing. I passed special training courses and studied a lot on my own to learn trading. The most effective way of learning is practice, the Forex trading per se. Although I’ve been trading for 7 years, my attitude towards it haven’t changed much, I still like it. My goal is to make $100,000. My most memorable trade was when I managed to increase my deposit from $2 to $100. It’s impossible to cope with anxiety when trading, sometimes I just step away from the monitor. When choosing a broker it’s necessary to make sure that their quotes are correct and that the withdrawals are carried out without delays. I liked Grand Capital because the company has a representative office in Tolyatti. I won Drag Trade partly due to the well-timed growth of NZD and thanks to my discipline I didn’t exit the trade.

Currently our trading contests are on summer break. They will be resumed in due time, stay tuned for the updates!

On August 11th, Grand Capital held a free trading seminar in Yangon, Myanmar. The event was attended by 115 traders.

Our speakers, Denis Kulagin, the Head of International Development at Grand Capital and San Lin, the Head of Grand Capital Myanmar talked about various topics relevant to traders, including efficient investment opportunities, spreads, profitable trading instruments and our company's expansion in the region. The seminar was followed by a meeting with the local partners of Grand Capital. Both organizers and visitors found the meeting very productive.

Denis Kulagin, the Head of International Development at Grand Capital:

“Myanmar is one of the most important and promising regions for us, and we’re pleased to have had the opportunity to interact with the local trading community personally. I was particularly impressed with everyone’s drive and motivation to improve their financial literacy and trading skills. The organization was also top-notch, for which we have to thank our local partners, the preparation was done on the most professional level.”

Sending out the prizes to the winners of "Gather your World Cup team" promotion

"Gather your World Cup team" promotion was held between June 14th and July 15th of 2018. We announced the winners soon after the final World Cup game ended, but have just recently received the final request for the prizes, which all participants could claim for the points earned.

Right now our team is busy with packing and sending out the prizes.

2,465 people have participated in the promotion. The majority have already received their prizes — they chose to try out the high performing trading robots and/or claim the bonus funds. Meanwhile, over 100 people have chosen branded souvenirs from Grand Capital.

We thank all the soccer and trading fans who took part in the contest.

If you liked the promotion and want it to happen again or if you have even better ideas for future contests, please email us at pr@grandcapital.net.

Grand Capital's yearly business tour to partners' offices in Southeast Asia has ended. We have already told you about our seminar in Myanmar. Today we will share the news about our event in Indonesia. You can also watch a short video about the trip.

The event took place on the 18th of August in the city of Solo.

The head on international development Denis Kulagin gave a presentation on the new company services and spoke about the company's future plans in the region.

One of our most successful LAMM mangers Eko Hermawnto gave a brief introduction to copy trading and how LAMM accounts work as well as provided several hints on technical analysis.

An FXNaiga exchange representative Restya Boris Permana gave the closing speech where he talked about Grand Capital deposit methods connected with the largest Indonesian banks and other services of FXNiaga.

Grand Capital partner Frédéric Grillet has joined the international educational project Kuvera.

Kuvera is a platform where any trader can increase their level of financial proficiency, invest, save money and study the market. Kuvera branches are located all over the world. Classes are held by money management specialists.

Prior to founding Kuvera, the company Founder and CEO Ryan Smith became a co-founder of a brokerage firm. Kuvera teachers are highly experienced professionals eager to pass their knowledge to students.

If you want to enroll in one of Kuvera courses, email Frédéric at cifg@tradingview.me or give him a call/text at +41 77 228 28 722.

We are constantly improving our services to make your work with us more convenient. We are pleased to present our updated Investment Portfolio page.

You can download the latest portfolio for the current month that was developed by our experts based on vast statistical data such as: company reports, current situation on financial markets, informational background etc.

What is more, you can request a custom portfolio made in accordance with your personal requirements. Grand Capital will select assets for you for free. Contact us at info@grandcapital.net and we will help you create an investment portfolio.

What is an investment portfolio?

Investment portfolio is a universal tool that allows to distribute the investments between several objects, diversify your risks and, as a result, achieve higher profitability. The key of success of a portfolio lies in the balance of assets.

We have excellent news for everyone who trades binary options. The minimum deposit on our Binary account is now 10$, which is 5 times lower than before, while the minimum bet went down 10 times and now is only $1.

Thus, much less funds is required now to start trading binary options and receive up to 86% of profit. Moreover, according to the rules of risk management, it’s more sensible for a trader to deposit less while placing more trades.

The changes are already in effect. The new conditions also apply automatically to all clients who had been trading with their Binary accounts at Grand Capital before. Make a deposit and open the Web Terminal to see for yourself how the changes affect the trading results.